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Tonight's episode was surprisingly good. I hadn't expected much from the Creatives after last week's execution, but they surely hooked me once again. Well done.
>> Pros:
1) Raghav breaks Jahnvi's resolve
This scene was damn beautiful and what I've waited for to happen on the show ever since I saw Raghav boxing in his garage. I needed to see Jahnvi punch that bag, and, honestly, Jahnvi needed to punch that bag. I was thrilled to see it happen -- finally.
First of all, I loved how Raghav brought her into his room. He reassured her. But he didn't explain anything to her until she was inside his room. That was a test of trust. To be frank, I might've found it more meaningful if Jahnvi hadn't wandered to his room so many times before, but oh well. It was still a purposeful moment and I thank the Creatives for it.
Second of all, I loved how he told her to punch the bag without questioning him. The best part was Jahnvi's expression here -- how she frowned at him, as if he'd lost it, and loosely bumped the punching bag as if it was her best friend's shoulder, or something. Hilarious.
Then Raghav showed her how to punch it and poked at all the sore scars on her soul that eventually shattered her resolve, cracked her like a shell against concrete, and finally had her hitting back for all the pain and fear that she'd endured in the past weeks. I just loved SJ's performance in this scene. The way her expression contorted, fierce tears pooling in her eyes, her delicate fists hitting, shiving, slamming, scratching, anything at that bag. For once she let loose, allowed her defenses to drop, and vented.
It was beautiful to watch such a broken girl attempt to break something else -- something that she couldn't name. When she covered her forehead with her hands, bending over as if she might choke, I finally sympathized with her. I wanted to hold her, to tell her that she had done right to leave, that she was not to blame for his cruelty.
I loved her for straightening up and punching the bag again -- Raghav's words as an echo that urged her on, drew out her frustration and anger and pain, pushed her. Even though he only stood there, speaking those words, it was strangely comforting and it altered her, some part of her. The porcelain doll shows her cracks.
Beautifully crafted scene. Both Harshad and Sriti were stunning. Their chemistry charging the air. This chemistry had power, solace, and strength. Tonight, Raghav transformed into Jahnvi's physical and metaphorical strength once again.
2) Palm-To-Palm and a painful reminder
It was such a simple scene, and yet there was something powerful and meaningful about it. More than all of their intense eye-locks, accidental touches, etc., I felt that this moment and this palm-to-palm touch meant more, conveyed more. Somehow it was more intense than any of their earlier scenes together.
You see, what made it powerful not just the way that Raghav entwined their fingers -- no, it was more the way that he crouched in front of her [solacing, on her level], his voice soft but his words hard: You have to learn how to endure pain.
It's a bitter truth that life is painful, and that was what he told her. That she will experience pain again and again, but she can't allow it to break her. Because pain can, to an extent, be controlled by the mind. I loved how her taught her that, pressing her palm backward -- it must have hurt like hell, but she became silent, using his words to control the pain with her mind.
That was simply beautiful.
It's the beauty and purity of those scenes between Raghav and Jahnvi that I treasure the most. More than any of their other moments together.
I loved his final comment -- that whenever she needs to vent, she knows where to find the punching bag. [An excuse to have her visit him in his room again? Clever, Raghav. Heh.]
3) Gayatri asks Raghav to stay for dinner
Well, I'll be damned. I had not seen this one coming in a million years. Breakthrough, and a major one. Gayatri asked Raghav to have dinner with them. She might be an infuriating hag at times, but tonight I actually wanted to kiss her cheek for making an effort.
Raghav's shocked expression was priceless. I can understand that he all but sprinted out of the house. I mean, in his shoes, I would've probably slapped myself to make sure that I wasn't dreaming, and then I would've run before she could throw a remark at me and ruin the bloody awesome moment.
Loved how she took his departure in a stride, understanding, and then told Jahnvi to bring his phone back to him before Krish broke it. You could call that genuine concern for her son's interests. LOL. It's progress though!
4) V back to his manipulative self
This is a pro because I was getting sick of watching his feigned innocence and Double V act all the frigging time. I'd rather we call a spade, well, a spade. I like that we see him as the demonic fiend he is rather than pretend something else, or watch his so-called "alter ego" prance around like he's not something the Creatives threw in for suspense.
Please. We might be gullible, but we're not airheads. I think.
5) Sunder and Raghav interaction
OMG, I frigging missed these two. Good to see them back.
6) Raghav and Jahnvi collide once again
What is it with Raghav and liking Jahnvi's hair? LOL. Sweet scene. [Though rudely interrupted by V *kills him*]
7) V's Walk of Power [rather than Walk of Shame]
Gotta admit that I liked his walk. Showed what a self-absorbed son-of-a-creep he really is. He shoved people out of his way as if he owned the road. God, I hate him like I hate bugs and dogs and meat and Justin Bieber and--
Okay, I'll stop.
I don't hate hate Justin Bieber. I don't even know the kid. But, God, I hate him.
8) Raghav's hot action move at his garage
Well, damn. That was hot. The air jump move thingy he did had me *drool* And I just love him in Fury Mode.
9) Unniyal-V interaction
I swear that they were soul-mates in another life or something. Good to see ViNiyal again. Now here's a couple that redefines "meant to be".
>> Cons:
1) No flow, but rushed sequences
I'm not liking how rushed the significant scenes are and how there's no flow from scene to scene. The duration of events from V walking down the road to him being struck by some ingenious evil idea to Raghav getting the phone call and reaching the garage -- there was just no flow. It was all like cut cut cut cut which kinda annoyed me.
Plus, I felt that the punching bag scene could've been longer as it was a significant growth of Jahnvi's character. But even that was rushed.
2) V's dual image
No cookies. I still hate the dual image concept. Makes no sense to me. But at least Dual V was only present for like two brief scenes tonight. Thank God for small miracles.
3) Jahnvi's inconsistency
See, if Jahnvi's condition had been more consistent and then led up to the punching bag scene, I would've liked it more. But post punching bag scene, she was back to her blank self. Sigh. And when will she STOP watering those damn bushes? Where's the gardener, for crap's sake?
4) Gayatri's blind trust in V and the oncoming consequences
I swear that she's setting up her own downfall. For an intelligent woman, she's so frigging stupid in relation to V. Where's her power and wits now? Your son died four years ago, lady, time to get over it. STOP trusting that snake!
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